Please join us for an informative and entertaining policy luncheon and discussion with Cato’s Bob Levy, Mark Calabria, and Richard Rahn.

Civil libertarians and constitutionalists have questioned the Obama administration’s use of executive authority. Bob will examine the president’s record in five areas: (1) exercise of legislative power by administrative agencies; (2) excessive use of executive orders; (3) abuse of the treaty power; (4) selective enforcement of federal laws; and (5) surveillance by the National Security Agency.

Today big government is supported by trillions of dollars in borrowing. Mark and Richard will explain that recent policy proposals, such as President Obama’s “MyRA” retirement account and the new liquidity requirement for commercial banks, will serve only to increase demand for government debt. The added debt will facilitate higher levels of spending and foster even bigger government. Mark and Richard will argue that we must reverse this cycle of financial repression if we wish to decrease the size of government.